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Berry, Christopher R. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2007
One of the most remarkable yet least remarked upon accomplishments in American public education in the twentieth century is the success of the school consolidation movement. Between 1930 and 1970, nine out of every ten school districts were eliminated through consolidation. Nearly two-thirds of schools that existed in 1930 were gone by 1970. These…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Public Education, Wages, Educational History
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Eloff, Irma; Kgwete, L. K. – Childhood Education, 2007
Teachers in South Africa deal with the remnants of an inherited education system based on segregation and exclusion of particular groups of students. While the previous practices of segregation resided within the context of racial groupings, exclusionary practices related to disabilities, academic abilities, and language competence are evident…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Inclusive Schools, Racial Segregation, Foreign Countries
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Ingwalson, Gail; Thompson, James, Jr. – Middle School Journal (J1), 2007
This comparative study explores the experience of two first-year teachers in starkly different school systems, one in a small city on the northern plains and the other in a Midwest urban community. Using this comparative method, the authors looked at the similarities and differences of two different educational settings to collect data regarding…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Middle School Teachers
Jigyel, Karma; Afamasaga-Fuata'i, Karoline – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2007
A solid understanding of equivalent fractions is considered a steppingstone towards a better understanding of operations with fractions. In this article, 55 rural Australian students' conceptions of equivalent fractions are presented. Data collected included students' responses to a short written test and follow-up interviews with three students…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
Honawar, Vaishali – Education Week, 2007
Historically, it has been tough to get teachers for urban districts, but this is not the case in Baltimore, Maryland, anymore. Since 2002, the New Teacher Project has been finding at least 10 applicants for each teaching job it fills for the once hard-to-staff Baltimore district. Armed with unorthodox recruitment strategies, the group targets…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Rural Schools, Public School Teachers, Holistic Approach
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Brown, Carol A.; Dotson, Kaye – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
One of the most common roadblocks to encouraging the use of Internet sources when working with elementary and secondary school students is their indiscriminant copying and pasting of information to research papers. A possible solution to this problem is the use of a new curriculum that focuses on "21st Century Skills" for K-12…
Descriptors: History, Research Papers (Students), Secondary School Students, Partnerships in Education
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise; Jack, Susan; Broyles, Linda – Journal of Early Intervention, 2007
An increasing need exists in the field of early intervention for effective approaches to address challenging behavior in early childhood settings. This need is driven by the growing number of preschool children reported to have challenging behavior and the increasing knowledge base about the long-term outcomes for children who engage in problem…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth
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Sindelar, Paul T.; Bishop, Anne G.; Gill, Michele Gregoire; Connelly, Vincent; Rosenberg, Michael S. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2007
Proponents tout licensure reciprocity as a means for alleviating teacher shortages. In this paper, we describe existing national and regional reciprocity agreements and consider the arguments underlying this proposition. We use research on teacher shortages, the reserve pool, within-state variation in demand, and teacher mobility to draw…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Incentives, Teacher Shortage
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Ngai, Phyllis Bo-yuen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2007
The inclusive bilingual-education programme suggestions and insights presented here are derived from grassroots input on the Flathead Reservation. This study focuses on the emic point of view. Views from the inside are valuable because they provide authoritative interpretations of local conditions. The author conducted 101 interviews with 89…
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Rural Schools, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
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Pruitt, John – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2007
In light of research on diversity learning and teaching, this article describes how an introductory course on cinematic depictions of African Americans taught at a predominately white, rural university campus leads students to see the impact of history and Hollywood on their own local and statewide communities. Like others who teach courses on…
Descriptors: African Americans, Race, Films, Introductory Courses
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Friedrichsen, Patricia; Chval, Kathryn B.; Teuscher, Dawn – School Science and Mathematics, 2007
This study examines the support structures and strategies utilized by beginning mathematics and science teachers. The qualitative case study of 18 teachers (0-3 years of experience) includes teachers from rural, suburban and urban schools. Data collection consisted of one-hour interviews. The findings indicate participants utilized formal and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Educators, Science Teachers, Mentors
Gritter, Aaron – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2006
As rural states nationwide struggle with cuts in education funding, declining enrollments and increased costs it becomes crucial to examine those schools that are successful in educating their students. These higher performing schools can then be used as models for education excellence throughout the state. Defining higher-performing is not an…
Descriptors: Effective Schools Research, Best Practices, Educational Assessment, Rural Schools
Yan, Wenfan – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2006
School district size is important to policymakers and educators who need to determine the most effective way to structure school organization. For more than 40 years, a growing body of research has focused on the relationship between school size and school effectiveness (Monk & Plecki, 1999). Early studies did not address the effect of school…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, School District Size, School Organization
Urban Institute (NJ1), 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), enacted in January 2002, includes among its provisions new requirements for all employees providing instructional support (paraprofessionals, teacher aides, tutors, etc.) in programs/schools supported with Title I, Part A funds. The law stipulates that paraprofessionals or teacher aides must meet one of the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Aides, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Employment Qualifications
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Klein, Stacy S.; Geist, Melissa J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
This chapter describes the implementation and assessment of a high school-level bioengineering curriculum unit in urban, suburban, and rural settings. (Contains 8 figures.)
Descriptors: Biology, Engineering, Units of Study, High Schools
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